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That assumes the situation where the password hashes are stored in a way that is less secure than the actual data that the attacker ultimately wants access to. That must not be a very common situation.

The passwords will not be of any use on any other system. This would eliminate password reuse.

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Accessing a users data is not the only reason for hacking their account. Performing actions on behalf of a user is just as much of a threat.

Edit: also, if an attacker dumps all the data today then loses access to the data tomorrow, having access to my password hashes means they can access my account and data later.

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